Google, AI and Gemini

Did Google's Gemini AI spontaneously threaten a user?
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Why it Matters That Google’s AI Gemini Chatbot Made Death Threats to a Grad Student
AI chatbots put millions of words together for users, but their offerings are usually useful, amusing, or harmless. This week, Google’s Gemini had some scary stuff to say.
Google AI chatbot tells user to 'please die'
Google chatbot Gemini told a user "please die" during a conversation about challenges aging adults face, violating the company's policies on harmful messages.
Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die."
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
Google’s Gemini AI Chatbot Under Fire For Releasing ‘Out of the Blue’ Death Threat To Student
Disturbing chatbot response prompts Google to pledge strict actions, highlighting ongoing AI safety challenges.
Google AI chatbot threatens student asking for homework help, saying: ‘Please die’
A Google-made artificial intelligence program verbally abused a student seeking help with their homework, ultimately telling her to “Please die.” The shocking response from Google’s Gemini chatbot large language model (LLM) terrified 29-year-old Sumedha Reddy of Michigan — as it called her a “stain on the universe.
Google responds after AI chatbot Gemini calls student a 'burden on society'
A graduate student in the U.S. was left horrified after Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, responded to a query about elderly care with shocking and harmful comments, including telling him to "Please die." Google acknowledged the incident,
Google's AI chatbot Gemini verbally abuses student, tells him ‘Please die’: Report
A 29-year-old student using Google's Gemini to do homework was “thoroughly freaked out” reportedly after the AI chatbot’s “erratic behaviour.”
Google's AI Chatbot Tells Student Seeking Help with Homework 'Please Die'
When a graduate student asked Google 's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini, a homework-related question about aging ...
Google’s Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app
In the AI chatbot world, ubiquity is everything. Companies have raced to build desktop and mobile apps for their bots, in ...
Google Gemini unexpectedly surges to No. 1, over OpenAI, but benchmarks don’t tell the whole story
Google's Gemini-Exp-1114 AI model tops key benchmarks, but experts warn traditional testing methods may no longer accurately measure true AI capabilities or safety, raising concerns about the industry ...
Google Docs now lets you use Gemini to create images for your documents
Google Docs is getting a new AI-powered tool that will let you easily generate images for your documents with text prompts.
After Gemini, Imagen 3's text-to-image capabilities land on Google Docs
Google Docs users rejoice, Google's Imagen 3, the tech giant's most advanced AI text-to-image generator, is now rolling out ...
Google Releases Standalone Gemini AI App for iPhone
Google has launched its dedicated Gemini artificial intelligence app for iPhone users, expanding beyond the previous limited ...
Google Gemini AI app for iPhone now available to download worldwide
The standalone Google Gemini app for iPhone is available to download worldwide: Here's what the AI app can do.
Google will let you make AI clip art for your documents
Google Workspace is rolling out a Gemini-powered AI image generator directly in Google Docs that lets you quickly whip up ...